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Something's getting ready to break (Original Post)
octoberlib
Nov 2017
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Matthew28
(1,860 posts)1. Hopefully it is Hannity
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)2. He covers Congress for WaPo
W_HAMILTON
(10,333 posts)3. Looks like it's in regards to Joe Barton:
Maraya1969
(23,498 posts)8. She has a recording of him threatening her!!!
She shared a secretly recorded phone conversation she had with Barton in 2015 in which he warned her against using the explicit materials in a way that would negatively affect my career.
.99center
(1,237 posts)4. Congressman told woman he would report her to Capitol Police if she exposed his secret sex life
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congressman-told-woman-he-would-report-her-to-capitol-police-if-she-exposed-his-secret-sex-life/2017/11/22/e3345862-cf10-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html?utm_term=.e22661902311
Rep. Joe Barton, who apologized Wednesday for a lewd photo of him that circulated on the Internet, told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos, videos and messages that he would report her to the Capitol Police if she exposed his behavior, according to a recording reviewed by The Washington Post.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)6. Yep, that's it.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)5. Paul Harvey?
Now you know the rest of the story.
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)7. Drum roll!
I pooped today!!
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)11. ...

melman
(7,681 posts)9. Weird that a reporter would do this
Stand by? I don't know, seems unprofessional. Report it or don't.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)10. It's just more info on the Barton story
Nothing to get too excited about.